Christen Cupples Cooper, Ed.D, Rd Email & Phone Number

Nutrition and wellness executive with experience leading global teams in food and nutrition consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies. Led teams focusing on healthcare insurance and international foods, including in North American, Latin American, European, and Eurasian markets. Passionate thought leader in food justice, environmental sustainability and the role corporations can play in improving global health.Innovative problem-solver with cutting-edge knowledge of nutrition, cooking trends, and digital cooking technology. Demonstrated track record of collaborating across functional communities and influencing stakeholders.Health and nutrition advocate for food as medicine to prevent and manage chronic disease. Adept at analyzing peer-reviewed evidence to pinpoint opportunities for new products and services in the food and culinary nutrition space.Multilingual media-savvy advisor contributing to 20+ prestigious academic publications and health media channels. Media -/ camera-ready while translating complicated science. Frequent guest speaker. Fluent in Portuguese; proficient in Spanish and French.Committed educator, trainer, and content creator who provides insights to a wide audience that includes Fortune 500 food companies, NPOs, educational organizations, hospital and school systems. Talent for building, implementing, and maintaining a global blueprint for learning and development.Career Highlights• Listed among the 4% of dietitians with doctorates. Achieved graduate and doctorate degrees at Teachers College, Columbia University, nation’s oldest and most prestigious nutrition program.• Developed Pace University's first and only accredited MS in Nutrition program that focused on food equity and nutrition as medicine. Designed curriculum, trained the facilitators, set up the required internship program, and coordinated the process.• Ran food and nutrition consulting business and cultivated clients based on a reputation for producing high-quality work. Conducted professional development, market research, and other projects for companies like Quaker Oats, McCormick, and Head Start.• Led a market entry project for one of the nation’s top health insurance providers by adapting U.S. customer service procedures to the Brazilian market while working at Kaiser Associates.• Documented an impressive body of research on nutrition and dietetics in top journals and published a dissertation• Nominated for 2022 national award: “Outstanding Early Career Researcher” from Society of Nutrition and Behavior.